Aims & Scope
The journal aims to develop methodological approaches to strategic management in the field of tourism, study the geography of tourism and hospitality in Russia and worldwide, synthesize best practices and development standards in tourism and hospitality services, and examine the impact of tourism on the preservation of cultural and historical heritage. The journal features thematic sections, review articles, and opinions from practitioners in the tourism service sector.
The journal is included in the list of peer-reviewed scientific publications of the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK) and the “White List.”
Sections Policy
The journal is included in the VAK (Higher Attestation Commission) list, “White” List (Scientific specialty: 1.6.13. “Economic, Social, Political and Recreational Geography”).
Journal Sections
- State regulation of tourism under current transformations of the Russian and global tourist services market.
- Tourism in a multicultural space as a means of developing intercultural communications under globalisation.
- Hotel and restaurant business: prospects, opportunities, risks amid the transformation of social reality.
- Marketing of hospitality and tourism services.
- Personnel technologies as a key element of the management system in tourism and the hospitality industry.
- Economics of services, innovation and experiences.
- Service technologies in tourism and the hospitality industry.
- Spatial organisation of tourism and hospitality.
Related Specialties (including within the group of scientific specialties) as a recommendation for scientific specialties in newly established dissertation councils:
5.2.3. Regional and sectoral economics
5.2.5. World economy
5.4.2. Economic sociology
5.4.3. Demography
5.4.4. Social structure, social institutions and processes
5.4.6. Sociology of culture
5.5.3. Public administration and sectoral policies
| No. | Section Title |
Brief description of the section for authors (what to write about) |
How to fit the article into HAC code 1.6.13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State regulation of tourism under current transformations of the Russian and global tourist services market | Publishes research on legal and regulatory mechanisms, government programmes, and territorial governance instruments for tourism. Works assessing the effectiveness of regulation under geopolitical shifts, sanctions, and digitalisation of public services are welcome | Political + Economic Geography: analysis of regional tourism development strategies, territorial distribution of public investment, impact of borders/sanctions on the spatial organisation of flows, comparative analysis of regulatory models across different constituent entities of the Russian Federation |
| 2 | Tourism in a multicultural space as a means of developing intercultural communications under globalisation | Considers articles on the role of tourism in fostering intercultural dialogue, preserving ethnic and cultural heritage, and adapting hospitality to a multicultural environment. Expected analysis of cross‑cultural interaction practices, ethno‑tourism, and socio‑cultural effects of tourist flows | Social + Cultural Geography: study of ethno‑cultural areas, geography of cultural landscapes, territorial identity, migration‑tourism interactions in specific regions, spatial patterns of intercultural exchange |
| 3 | Hotel and restaurant business: prospects, opportunities, risks amid the transformation of social reality | Focuses on economic and managerial aspects of accommodation and catering enterprises under changing consumer preferences. Accepts works on risk assessment, optimisation of business models, and sustainability strategies for the segment |
Economic Geography: territorial differentiation of the hotel services market, spatial distribution of investments, regional value chains. Example wording under 1.6.13: “Geography of risks in the hotel business: a comparative analysis of enterprise resilience in the North‑West and South of Russia.” |
| 4 | Marketing of hospitality and tourism services | Intended for research on market positioning, territorial branding and digital tools for promoting the tourist product. Seeks materials with empirical analysis of consumer behaviour, pricing policy and communication strategies |
Economic + Social Geography: location marketing of destinations, geography of consumer preferences, territorial positioning of brands. Example wording under 1.6.13: “Location marketing of tourist destinations: a spatial analysis of competitive advantages of regions in Central Russia.” |
| 5 | Personnel technologies as a key element of the management system in tourism and the hospitality industry | Covers issues of training, motivation and assessment of personnel in the service sector, including the implementation of HR innovations and development of corporate culture. Publishes articles on adaptation of labour resources to new quality standards and digital personnel management platforms |
Social Geography: regional characteristics of the labour market in the hospitality industry, spatial mobility of personnel, territorial differentiation of competencies. Example wording under 1.6.13: “Regional specificity of the HR market in the hospitality industry: a comparative study of competence shortages in metropolitan areas and small tourist towns.” |
| 6 | Economics of services, innovation and experiences | Aims at analysing cost characteristics of the tourist product, investment processes and the creation of an “experience economy”. Welcomes research on the multiplier effect of tourism, implementation of innovative service models and sustainable financing of the industry | Economic Geography: territorial analysis of the multiplier effect of tourism, spatial distribution of innovation clusters, regional models of experience monetisation, geography of investment attractiveness |
| 7 | Service technologies in tourism and the hospitality industry | Includes works on the implementation of digital solutions, process automation and enhancement of real‑time customer experience. Accepts materials describing best practices, cases of service chain transformation and assessment of enterprises’ technological maturity |
Economic + Social Geography: spatial diffusion of service innovations, regional patterns of digital technology adoption, geography of service accessibility. Example wording under 1.6.13: “Spatial diffusion of service technologies: how digital innovations spread among tourist clusters in the Russian Federation.” |
| 8 | Spatial organisation of tourism and hospitality | Examines the territorial distribution of tourist resources, cluster development and the impact of infrastructure projects on regional attractiveness. Invites research on flow mapping, geography of recreational zones and spatial planning of hospitality | Recreational Geography (core of code 1.6.13): mapping tourist flows, zoning of recreational territories, landscape carrying capacity assessment, cluster planning, GIS analysis, spatial modelling of destination development. |
Indexing and Archiving
The "Service and tourism: current challenges" Journal is widely indexed in various scientometric databases and repositories of scientific information, both domestic and international. This ensures consistent growth in the journal’s citation rate (impact factor) and author citation indices (Hirsch index). The Editorial Board intends to continue promoting the journal across diverse international platforms.
ASSIGNMENT OF DOI NUMBERS
Each article published in the journal is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), or "digital object identifier"—an internationally recognized standard for identifying digital resources online (ISO 26324:2012) and utilized by publishing electronic platforms and databases worldwide. While Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) have traditionally been used for this purpose, URLs are often lengthy, cumbersome, and subject to change, potentially leading to loss of access to essential materials. A DOI, in contrast, remains permanent and provides a reliable means of locating the journal, article, or book. The global scientific community considers publication without a DOI to be unstable online and susceptible to disappearance, which negatively impacts citation indexing. Assigning DOIs is fundamental for accurate reference tracking and citation, enabling sustainable access to scientific data, verification, and utilization of research findings. The DOI serves as an integral component of the scientific communication system by effectively facilitating the exchange of scientific information.
DOI searches can be performed on the International DOI Foundation (IDF) website and CrossRef. Alternatively, users can enter doi.org/N into a browser’s search bar, where N represents the DOI number of the publication. For example, for the DOI 10.12737/11393, the search query would be doi.org/10.12737/11393.
Content Access Type
Open access to the entire archive, excluding issues of the journal for the current year.
Publication Fees
In order to stimulate the development of the journals published by the RSUTS Scientific Publishing Department and to ensure their wider integration into the international scientific community, services for editorial preparation and publication of articles are provided on a fee‑based basis.
The cost depends on a number of factors: the author’s affiliation, the author’s contribution to the editorial process, the level of the journal (HAC‑listed or not), and others. These terms apply to all authors submitting manuscripts for publication in issues of the RSUTS scientific journals.
Payment for editorial and publishing services is made by authors after their manuscript has undergone external independent peer review and received a recommendation for publication from the Editorial Board, in accordance with the rates in effect at the time the article is approved for printing. Along with the notification that the article has been recommended for publication, authors will receive an email containing payment details and the total amount, calculated according to the applicable rate.